Cooking utensil



' zen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland,in the county of Cuyahoga and Patented July 17, 1923.

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KARL GAMMEL, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

I cookme uTENs'IL,

Application fi1ed.May 2i, 1921. Serial No. 471,427.

T 0 allwhom it may concern: Be it known that I, KARL GAMMEL, a c ti- State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils, of which the following, is a 'specification. 7

This invention relates to improvements in cooking utensils and more particularly tocooking utensils of the type knownas double boilers, in which a plurality offldifi'erently mizing in the use of water or other cooking medium, whereby such of the medium as escapes due to violent'boiling is, automatically returned to the boiling kettle. I

In accordance with these objects, I provide a plurality of nested members comprising an outer receptacle, a sieve therein, a boiler and a cover. In utensils of the prior art, it has been found that even a very tight seat between any two of the various m em. bers does not prevent ,the boiling med1u1'n from escaping throughthe seat, due to the extreme violence of the boiling when a hot fire, such as a gas stove, is used, but does interfere with the return, so that the medium overflows and is l0st.- In the present improvements the liquid ,may readily flow back into the boiling pot, and an economy in boiling medium thus results. Furthermore, strains due to confinement of the boiling liquid are eliminated, thus increasing the life of the utensils. i

In accordance with another feature, I provide improved forms of handles, used for the three-fold purpose of serving as handles, as spacers to insure a. spaced relation of parts during boiling, and as reinforcements to strengthen the assembled utensils, rendering the same capable of withstanding violent agitation duevtoboiling with a minimum of material.

Referring tothe drawings,

Figure 1 is a side view of one form of the cooking utensil ofmy invention with parts broken away; i

p Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

. Figure 3 is a planview;

. Figure 4: shows a modified. form of the structure shown in Figure 1.

. Referring to Figural, 11 designates a usual pot or kettle made of a suitable mateg r1al,.such as aluminum or the like. Suitable I means may be provided for manipulating thepot 11, that shown consistingof a pair of diametricallypositioned handlesj12 secured to the upper portion of the kettle 11, in any desired manner,- such as by riveting. Ihe kettle 11 has a restricted portion 13, and an upwardly extending flange M-terminatingin a beaded rim 15.

. The sieve 20, of a suitable; material such as aluminum. is formed with abody portion 23, upper portion 19, and hasfa similar In the structure shown in Figure 1, the sieve 20 is fluted at theYshoulde-r portion 22 to form a 'plurality of vertical channels 50 interconnecting the space between the flange 'tion 21, shoulders, 22, 29, intermediate por;

14 andport ion 23. Tfhe sieve 20 is perforated by aplurality of apertures such as a Y 26, 26 in a well known manner. I It may also be provided with two rows ofannularly arrangedapertures 27, 28 in the upper porf 1 tion28 above the shoulder. 22. In practice it is preferable to omit said apertures in the vicinity of the handles 25, so that thehands may be protected from escaping steam. Steam escaping through ,the row of aper tures 28 may condense on the flange" 14;. and

the condensation is automatically returned to the kettle 11, by force of gravity.

The boiler 30, made of a suitable material.

such as aluminum, is, formed with a body portion 31, the annular shoulders 32, 3 1, the

intermediate portion 33 and the upper portion 35, terminating'in the beaded edge 36. Handles 37 are provided as described for sieve 20., I

The ,cover ,40 is. provided with a usual seating flange 41. and'knob42, said knob being preferably of a material that is a poor I conductor of heat, such as wood.

Referrlng now to Figure 4:,which maybe substituted for a corresponding portion of Figure 1', the shoulder 22 ot the sieve 20 is made plain, and is constructed to be positioned in uniform spaced relationshipwith the inner surface of restricted portion 13 ot' the pot 11, being supported upon downwardly extending portions of the handles 125, said extensions being preferably wedgeshaped as shown. It will be seen that the sieve 120 of Figure presents no irregular surfaces, and thus may be made of material substantially thinner than required for the sieve 20 of Figure 2 to withstand the unavoidable knocking and abuse received in the usual kitchen operations such as dishwashing. Thus a considerable saving in material is effected.

The inner diameters of portions 19 and 35 are substantially equal and also correspond to that of a part of the restricted portion 13,

so that the cover 4:0 may cooperate with any ot the members 11, 20 and 3O. It is obvious that any of these members may be used separately and that a plurality of covers :0 may be provided, and also that any desired pair of said members may be used in a cooking operation.

Similarly the. outer diameters 0t shoulders 22, 32 correspond to that of the inner surface of portion 13, so that either may cooperate therewith. It will be seen that the raised portions 22 of the corrugations of sieve 20 of Figure 2, and the handles 1 5 of Figure 4 act as wedges to render the assembled structure rigid and capable of resisting even violent agitation of the boiling water.

By means of theconstruction ot the structure of Figure 4: the handles 19! are held rigid and these handles are therefore less easily shaken loose from their fastenings,

The present disclosure shows preferred embodiments of? my invention, but it is understood that the scope of my invention is not to be determined thereby, reference being had to the appended claims for that purpose.

Having thus described -my invention, I claim:

1. In a cooking utensil, a plurality of nested members adapted for use invarying combinations, positive means for maintaining the members in spaced relation, an inner one of said members 11 ving a portion above the level of the positive means, and means for draining escaped boiling medium to a predetermined one of said members.

2. In a cooking utensil, an outer receptacle comprising a body portion. a restricted intermediate portion, and an upper portion, and a sieve comprising a body portion removably positioned in the body portion of said outer receptacle, an annular shoulder adapted to engage the restricted portion of said receptacle, said shoulder having a plurality of perpendicular channels forming drains for the upper portion of said re ceptacle, and comprising also a portion above the shoulder, said portion having perforations therethrough for conducting steam.

- 3. In a cooking utensil, an outer receptacle comprising a body portion, a restricted intermediate portion, and an upper portion, a sieve comprising a body portion removably positioned in the body portion of said outer receptacle, a fluted annular shoulder, and an inner receptacle supported upon said fluted shoulder, and comprising also a portion above the shoulder, said portion having perforations therethrough for conducting steam.

4. In a cooking utensil, a plurality of nested members adapted for use in varying combinations, and a handle secured to an intermediate one of said members constructed to form a separating wedge for maintaining said intermediate member in spaced relation with the member outwardly adjacent thereto.

5. In a cooking utensil, a plurality of nested members adapted for use in combinations, and a handle secured to an intermediate one oi said members constructed to rigidly support said intermediate member upon the member outwardly adjacent thereto, and to furnish support to the member inwardly adacent thereto.

6. In a cooking utensil, an outer receptacle comprising a body portion, an'upper portion and a restricted intermediate portion, a sieve comprising a body portion, an upper enlarged portion and an intermediate shoulder, said sieve components being relatively less in diameter than removably positioned in the respective portions of said outer receptacle, and a handle for said sieve terminating in a separating wedge positioned between the intermediate portion of said receptacle and said shoulder and constructed to reentorce the utensil when assembled, and to clamp said handle to thesieve.

7. In a cooking utensil, an outer receptacle comprising a body portion and restricted intermediateportion and an upwardly extending portion, and a sieve corresponding therewith comprising a body portion removably positioned in a body portion of the outer receptacle and having an angular shoulder attached to engage the restricted portion of the outer receptacle and having an upwardly extending portion for perforations through which steam may escape into the space within the upper portion of the outer receptacle.

Signed at Cleveland in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio this 19th day of hlay A. D. 1921.

KARL GAMMEL. 

